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Beatles, DEVO, Cake, old B-52's, Oingo Boingo, Robert Johnson, Waxapples, Robert Gordon, Elvis Costello, Stray Cats, Black Flag (pre-Rollins!), FEAR, ZZ Top, Doctor Clayton, Franki's Broken Toys, Albert Collins, Trenchant, Robert Cray, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Buddy Holly, Hellbound Hayride, Willie Dixon, John Lennon, Buddy Guy, Jude, BB King, Toy Dolls, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, Dick Dale, The Kinks, Maxmillion, Mississippi John Hurt, Ramones, Les Paul, Killer Pussy, Muddy Waters, Cadillac Tramps, Jimmy Rogers, Brass Knuckle Voodoo, Otis Rush, 16, early Van Halen, Prince, The Clash, Joe Walsh, Killing California, Johnny Cash, Agent Orange, Rolling Stones, Nirvanah, The Blasters, Temptations, Bad Religion, ......you know, whatever sounds good that day.......I love tasteful guitarists.
Memento, PI, Sin City, Crash, Freeway, Bring It On, Wild Things, Casino, The Secretary, A Clockwork Orange, Barfly, Reservoir Dogs, Goodfellas, Full Metal Jacket, The Wall, Yellow Submarine, One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, Constantine
Daily Show, Family Guy, Malcom in the Middle...anything but the fucking news, really.
Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, David Sedaris, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsburg, The Marquis de Sade, and yes, Stephan King. Actually, I'll also read whatever's handy: comics, cereal boxes, graffitti, matchbooks, body language, weather, between the lines.
and MELVIS!